Shawn Marion scored 12 of his 16 points in a fourth quarter that saw the Mavs
outscore the Grizzlies by a 29-17 margin.

Dallas rebounded from a 19-point loss to the Clippers on Monday and pulled
into a virtual tie with Memphis for the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference
playoff race.

"It was a good bounce back for us," Mavs guard Jason Terry said. "Obviously
we're fighting with all of these teams for playoff positioning and this was a
crucial game for us as are all of them."

The Grizzlies, who had a three-game winning streak snapped, were led by O.J.
Mayo's 17 points. Marc Gasol recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10
rebounds, but shot just 3-for-13 from the field.

Dallas trailed by five early in the fourth, but scored 10 straight points -
six from Marion - to go in front 78-73 near the midway point.

The Grizzlies, playing their third game in as many days, appeared to slow down
in crunch time, as a 9-0 run by the Mavs a little later turned a close game
into a double-digit deficit.

Terry began the stretch with a three-pointer, and Marion ended it with a dunk
for an 89-77 cushion with three minutes remaining.

The closest the visitors got from there was eight.

"I think we ran out of gas. I think we gave our best effort, for the most
part," Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said. "In the fourth quarter, we couldn't
score, shots weren't falling for us, and they got too many easy looks in
transition. They got out and got some turnovers, and they were able to
capitalize off of those for some easy buckets."

Memphis held a 23-20 lead after the opening quarter and led by as many as 10
in the second. Dallas, though, chipped away at the deficit and pulled within
51-47 at the break.

A back-and-forth third quarter ended with the Grizzlies holding a 68-66 edge.

Game Notes

A third and final meeting between these teams will take place in Memphis on
Saturday. The Grizzlies took a 96-85 decision at home back on Feb. 29...Terry
netted 15 points and Delonte West added 14 for the Mavs, who made 50 percent
of their attempts. Memphis shot just 8-of-14 from the foul line.